Senior Backend Engineer - Markets & Subscriptions

ncluding joining an on-call rotation

• You will be a key leader in the team who can coach others and drive our ways of working in a spirit of continuous improvement

Who You Are

• You have 5+ years experience of building and operating backend services with Java frameworks

• You enjoy working collaboratively on a full-stack team, using agile processes to deliver a project in incremental phases

• You solve problems methodically and can investigate issues in complex systems with a positive and proactive attitude

• You care about quality and you know what it means to ship high-quality code

• You enjoy learning as well as teaching others. Our engineers are T-shaped, which means being capable of using the right technology as a tool when needed

• You are able to reason about trade offs of different databases and preferably have hands on experience with SQL and No SQL ones

• You're passionate about your work, striving towards the goals of the team and, ultimately, the Spotify mission - “giving a million creative artists the opportunity to live off their art and billions of fans the opportunity to enjoy and be passionate about it"

Where You'll Be

• For this role you shall be based in London (UK)

Our global benefits

Extensive learning opportunities, through our dedicated team, GreenHouse.

Flexible share incentives letting you choose how you share in our success.

Global parental leave, six months off - fully paid - for all new parents.

All The Feels, our employee assistance program and self-care hub.

Flexible public holidays, swap days off according to your values and beliefs.

Learn about life at Spotify

You are welcome at Spotify for who you are, no matter where you come from, what you look like, or what's playing in your headphones. Our platform is for everyone, and so is our workplace. The more voices we have represented and amplified in our business, the more we will all thrive, contribute, and be forward-thinking! So bring us your personal experience, your perspectives, and your background. It's in our differences that we will find the power to keep revolutionizing the way the world listens.

Spotify transformed music listening forever when we launched in 2008. Our mission is to unlock the potential of human creativity by giving a million creative artists the opportunity to live off their art and billions of fans the chance to enjoy and be passionate about these creators. Everything we do is driven by our love for music and podcasting. Today, we are the world's most popular audio streaming subscription service with a community of more than 500 million users.